Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3517
CVE-2012-3517
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in dns.c in Tor before 0.2.2.38 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors related to failed DNS requests.
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6480nvdPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088006.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/6nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xmlnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/62637fa22405278758febb1743da9af562524d4cnvd
- lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.htmlnvd
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